please help val, scary labs for my sis

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hi val, i just ordered an iron panel for my sister from econolabs, and i am a

little alarmed by the results... i knew her iron was high, but it seems to have

gone higher....

TIBC 365 (250-450)

UIBC 50 (150-375)

iron, serum 315 (35-155)

iron, saturation 86 (15-55)

and the pattern is weird,,, from the explanation for the test from Lab Test

Online, it is the pattern for iron poisoning....

i am worried for her; the only solution i can think of is to give blood, BUT we

are both anemic from very low B12 (hers is lower than mine), low RBC, and high

bilirubin (the other liver enzymes are ok). SO,,,, if giving blood helps lower

iron, i'm worried it will also lower her RBC and her B12... what are your

suggestions val??

also, do you maybe have an opinion on why you think her iron is so elevated? do

you think it has to do with elevated cortisol? she is not supplementing at all.

thanks so much:/

could i ask you a question for myself as well??

these were my latest iron labs....

TIBC 282 (250-450)

UIBC 207 (150-375)

iron, serum 75 (35-155)

iron, saturation 27 (15-55)

i have started supplementing again, but because my binding capacity is low, i am

scared to do too much too fast. what amount of iron do you suggest i take per

day?